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Urban Issues Service Project
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Katherine Lee Stanford University |
Di Dang Stanford University |
Satoshi Nakazawa Chuo University |
1. Poverty
2. Immigration
3. Homosexuality
1. To break societal stereotypes towards these urban issues
2. To raise consciousness of these issues within both the US and Japan and Taiwan
3. To gain new understanding behind these issues and how they continue to be perpetuated
Monday, August 14 |
Tuesday, August 15 |
Wednesday, August 16 |
Thursday, August 17 |
Friday, August 18 |
Lesson 1: Introduction to Social Stratification |
Lesson 4: Stereotypes of Homelessness |
Lesson 7: Personalizing Immigration |
Lesson 10: What is “LGBT?” |
Group Presentations |
Lesson 2: Contextualizing Social Stratification |
Lesson 5: Guest Speakers – Don Barr and Norm Carroll |
Lesson 8: Understanding Immigrant Groups |
Lesson 11: Guest Speakers – SOSAS Panel |
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Lesson 3: Discussion |
Lesson 6: Discussion |
Lesson 9: Discussion |
Lesson 12: Discussion |
Saturday, August 19 |
8 AM – 4 PM ~ Peninsula Habitat for Humanity Assisting in the construction of a house for a low-income family; Provides students with a hands-on opportunity to see the tangible result of their work as part of an international effort to end poverty housing Afterwards, we head to our hostel in San Francisco- in the Tenderloin District, where we will remain for the rest of Project Week. |
Sunday, August 20 |
1:30 PM~ Precita Eyes Murals: 10-block walking tour of 60 murals depicting cultural identification of various immigrant groups Dinner at DeLancey Street Restaurant: Staffed by previously unhoused individuals, extension of one of most successful halfway-house rehabililtation programs. Chat over meal about the ideology behind the restaurant and routes to empowerment.
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Monday, August 21 |
9 AM – 2 PM ~ St. Anthony Foundation Help serve the daily meal to homeless people in the St. Anthony Dining Room; Allows students to personally get to know homeless people and to begin to understand them and their struggles |
Tuesday, August 22 |
9 AM – 2 PM ~ St. Anthony Foundation |
Wednesday, August 23 |
9 AM – 11 AM ~ Cruisin’ Castro Tour: Exploring the “world’s largest gay mecca” Afternoon ~ Queer Cultural Center: Studying the artistic expression of queer identity issues |
Thursday, August 24 |
2 PM – 4 PM ~ API Wellness Center: Tour of an agency that educates and advocates for the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, particularly pertaining to sexual health and immigrant populations |
Friday, August 25 |
To be announced |
| 965 Mission Street, Ste 751 San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415-904-8033 Fax: 415-618-0509 |
482 Galvez St, Rm 101 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel: 650-723-3229: Fax: 650-725-1805 |